I stayed here on business last week to attend meetings at our HQ office just 2 blocks away. It was great to be so close to the office, but the food and entertainment options are quite limited in this area. The rooms were in impeccable shape and couldn't complain at all about cleanliness. Hotel common areas were too hot. I tried to workout in the fitness center, but it was too stuffy and hot to continue. Free breakfast is a great perk, but the food was pretty average. I never tried the evening meal, but heard it was decent. If you don't mind taking the metro or a cab you can find more restaurants in Chinatown. I do have to compliment the hotel gift shop as it had more items than any hotel gift shop I've ever been to and the prices weren't ridiculous either.

Two teenagers and two adults enjoyed our stay in two bedroom apartment with two bathrooms and 3 TVs with kitchen. Four blocks to safeway supermarket at Waterfront metro to cater for own meals less than 10 minute walk. Free breakfast pretty basic. We couldn't eat any of the hot food as it was pretty poor quality but fruit cereal yoghurt breads and muffins great kickstart to the day. Had the free dinner one night catered to kids taste. Very clean rooms and good service. Great laundry facilities and pool, gym. Location pretty lonely but this also means quiet and seemed safe. Probably nicer in the summer to walk down to the river / waterfront area but too cold in January. Opposite NASA headquarters which you can visit with photo id and less than 10 min walk to Air and Space, other Smithsonian museums and the hop on hop off buses. Stay in the downtown area if you want shops and restaurants but this Hotel was great value and location for families or if you want to be close but not too close to many sites of Washington.

We just returned from a great 3-night stay with our family of 4. Location is within reasonable walking distance to EVERYTHING-(museums, national mall, capital, etc) even with a teen and tween in tow. It is in a QUIET business district in a good section of town. The hotel offers a FREE breakfast buffet that we all enjoyed with alot of healthy choices. The staff were friendly and attentive-there is a large crowd each a.m. Beat the rush before 8:30 or after 9:30am. They also offer a free DINNER buffet Monday thru Wed's with kid friendly choices. We booked the room for about $84 a night (with 2 free meals!) and got a great comfortable clean corner room with separate bedroom and fold out couch for the kids. 2 large TV's with free HBO. Nice kitchenette that we didn't use much. There is a chain pizza place next door which was like Dominos, and a deli across the street open for breakfast (why bother) and lunch. There is a gift shop and mini-grocery store in the lobby. You need your room key to use the elevator to your room for added security. We all felt safe walking in the area, even when we returned after dark. There is a visible police presence. The pool and the exercise room are small, but great for the kids. They only minor down-side was the back of the hotel is located literally feet from the Virginia Express train tracks. By the end of the stay, we really didn't seem to notice them. Good sound=proofing. We will stay there again.

Overall, this hotel surprised me.

You often hear story about how DC is not safe, try to stay outside of the core area. We had a fantastic time. First, the hotel is about 5 mins walk to the Capitol building and the mall, which is extremely convenient, given that is the focus of most trips to DC. The staff were more than helpful, especially the front desk ladies. The hotel is overall very clean, large standard Residence Inn size rooms with proper kitchen. The hotel, like all Residence Inn, had WiFi through out for free.

The area is very clean, NASA is across the street, along with department of education. However not too many restaurant choices immediately next to the hotel, given it is located in a office area. There is a Safeway supermarket about 10 mins walk south of the hotel. And a taxi ride across the mall to the restaurant area is more than convenient.